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Sport in Albania revolves mostly around team sports, such as football, basketball, volleyball and handball. Other sports includes boxing, weightlifting, tennis, swimming, judo, karate, athletics, table tennis, rugby, cricket, and chess. Football in particular has seen a rapid transformation, with the Albania national football team making its debut at the 1964 UEFA European Football Championship. The national football team also qualified for the 2016 UEFA European Football Championship. Many Albanian athletes have also achieved significant success and have won European and Mediterranean titles in numerous sports during the years, such as wrestling, football, athletics and weightlifting. Albanian athletes have won a total 49 medals for Albania in 8 different Mediterranean sports. Albania has had some success in others sport such as volleyball and basketball as well.

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Sport in Albania

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Sport in Albania revolves mostly around team sports, such as football, basketball, volleyball and handball. Other sports includes boxing, weightlifting...

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Football in Albania

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popular sport in Albania, both at a participatory and spectator level. The sport is governed by the Football Association of Albania (FSHF) (Albanian: Federata...

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Albania national football team

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The Albania national football team (Albanian: Kombëtarja e futbollit të Shqipërisë) represents Albania in men's international football, and is governed...

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Albania

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Albania (/ælˈbeɪniə, ɔːl-/ a(w)l-BAY-nee-ə; Albanian: Shqipëri or Shqipëria), officially the Republic of Albania (Albanian: Republika e Shqipërisë), is...

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Tirana

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(/tɪˈrɑːnə/ tih-RAH-nə, Albanian pronunciation: [tiˈɾana]; Gheg Albanian: Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the...

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Albania at the Olympics

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Albania first participated at the Summer Olympic Games in 1972. They missed the next four games, three of them for political reasons due to the 1980 Summer...

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KF Erzeni

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Shijak is an Albanian football club based in Shijak. They currently compete in the Kategoria Superiore, which is the first tier of Albanian football, and...

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Sports titles system in Albania

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Master of Sport (Albanian: Mjeshtër i sportit), equates to athletes that have distinguished themselves in high results. National Champion (Albanian: Kampion...

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Albanian Football Federation

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The Albanian Football Federation (Albanian: Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit; FSHF) is the governing body of football in Albania. The federation is based...

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KF Tirana

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Klubi i Futbollit Tirana (KF Tirana) is an Albanian professional football club based in the country's capital city, Tirana. The men's football club is...

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List of Albania international footballers

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The Albania national football team has represented Albania in international association football since 1946. The Albanian Football Association (Federata...

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Albanian Cycling Federation

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Albanian Cycling Federation (FSHÇ) is the main national governing body for cycle sport in Albania. FSHÇ is a member of the Union Cycliste Internationale...

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Armando Broja

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on loan from Chelsea. Born in England, he plays for the Albania national team. Broja was born in Slough, England to Albanian parents from Koplik, Malësi...

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Religion in Albania

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common religion in Albania is Islam, with the second-most-common religion being Christianity. There are also a number of irreligious Albanians. There are no...

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Lorik Cana

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ambassador for children's football in Albania, named by the Albanian Football Association on 26 October 2017. Cana played in the top divisions of France, England...

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Episkyros

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Sport in Albania and Rome. Cornell University Press. ISBN 0801407184. Kennell, Nigel M. (1995). The Gymnasium of Virtue: Education and Culture in Ancient...

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Elseid Hysaj

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for Serie A club Lazio and captains the Albania national team. Hysaj was born in Reç, Malësi e Madhe, Albania. Two months after Elseid's birth, his father...

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Greeks in Albania

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The Greeks in Albania are ethnic Greeks who live in or originate from areas within modern Albania. After ethnic Albanians, they form the second largest...

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Education in Albania

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Education in Albania for primary, secondary, and tertiary levels are mostly supported by the state. The academic year is much similar to that as in the United...

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Mass media in Albania

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Mass media in Albania refers to mass media outlets based in Albania. Television, magazines, and newspapers are all operated by both state-owned and for-profit...

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Culture of Albania

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that are representative of ethnic Albanians, which implies not just Albanians of the country of Albania but also Albanians of Kosovo, North Macedonia and...

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Albania at the Mediterranean Games

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by Albanians athletes who did not compete for Albania at those competition's. Albania at the Olympics Albania at the Paralympics Sport in Albania "Mediterranean...

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Berat Djimsiti

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Djimsiti (Albanian: Gjimshiti; born 19 February 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Atalanta. Born in Switzerland...

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Cricket in Albania

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new and unknown sport in Albania, with the first match in the country being played in 2015. There are no official cricket clubs in Albania, and expats occasionally...

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